The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) is celebrating "40 Years of Massachusetts Artist Fellowships" by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975.
http://artsake.massculturalcouncil.org/blog/artsake/index.php/40-years-of-fellowships/Creating intricate works using a traditional paper technique called quilling, Lisa Nilsson doesn't mind working slowly. But when her spell-binding art went viral, her career went through a swift transformation.
Video Credits:
All images courtesy of Lisa Nilsson (MCC Crafts Fellow 2015) and Pavel Zoubok Gallery
http://lisanilssonart.comhttp://pavelzoubok.comMontage and closing music by Scott Wheeler (MCC Music Composition Fellow 2005).
http://www.scottwheeler.org"City of Shadows," BMOP/sound ©2014, performed by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, conducted by Gil Rose
Title animation by Basia Goszczynska (MCC Film & Video Fellow 2013)
http://www.basiagoszczynska.comIntro music by Laura Andel (MCC Music Composition Fellow 1999)
http://www.lauraandel.com"Sao Dao," music by Laura Andel, BMI ©1997, performed by the Laura Andel Orchestra
Video footage of TEDMED, ©TEDMED 2012
http://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=7371"Lisa Nilsson: Spell-binding Art in Paper" edited by Dan Blask and recorded by Kelly Bennett